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Half of England’s schools unfit due to leaks, mould and faulty toilets, poll finds
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The Guardian · World

Half of England’s schools unfit due to leaks, mould and faulty toilets, poll finds

NAHT survey says widespread disrepair forcing closure of playgrounds and classrooms, with Send facilities also hitHalf of headteachers say parts of their school are either out of use or unfit for purpose due to leaks, damp, mould, asbestos, ageing boilers and malfunctioning fire doors, according to...

Sally Weale Education correspondent
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First teenage suicide linked to domestic abuse recorded in England and Wales
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The Guardian · World

First teenage suicide linked to domestic abuse recorded in England and Wales

Police warn of violent pornography and ‘toxic’ influencers as suicides outstrip homicides for third year runningThe first teenage girl has been identified as having been driven to kill herself after domestic violence, as police chiefs blamed violent pornography and “toxic” influencers for being behi...

Helena Horton and Hannah Al-Othman
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UK has wealthy Europe’s ‘third-highest’ rate of young adults not in work or study
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The Guardian · World

UK has wealthy Europe’s ‘third-highest’ rate of young adults not in work or study

Resolution Foundation report says ‘crisis’ stems from rising ill-health and a failing system of benefits and job supportBritain has the third-highest rate of young people not in work or education among Europe’s richest countries because of rising ill-health and a failing system of benefits and job s...

Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent
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Man pleads guilty to role in 2002 murder of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay
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The Guardian · World

Man pleads guilty to role in 2002 murder of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay

Jay Bryant’s admission came more than two decades after the rapper’s killing, but he didn’t name others involvedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxNearly a quarter century after rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was shot to death, a man admitted in court Mo...

Associated Press
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Gunmen kill at least 29 at football pitch in north-east Nigeria, governor says
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The Guardian · World

Gunmen kill at least 29 at football pitch in north-east Nigeria, governor says

Attack in Adamawa state continues wave of violence across the country, including armed raid on orphanage in KogiGunmen have killed at least 29 people in north-east Nigeria, a state governor said on Monday, with local people saying the attackers targeted young people gathered at a football pitch, the...

Agence France-Presse
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Robertson calls for ban on O'Sullivan's chalk
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BBC News · World

Robertson calls for ban on O'Sullivan's chalk

Former world champion Neil Robertson calls for a controversial chalk used by Ronnie O'Sullivan to be banned, saying most other players "hate it" and that it "makes an absolute mess of the table".

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Number of executions in North Korea rose dramatically during Covid – report
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The Guardian · World

Number of executions in North Korea rose dramatically during Covid – report

Regime used its isolation after closing borders to escalate killings when global scrutiny disappeared, NGO claimsNorth Korea dramatically increased its use of the death penalty after closing its borders during the Covid-19 pandemic, using its isolation to escalate killings when international scrutin...

Raphael Rashid in Seoul and Justin McCurry in Tokyo
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Britain becoming ‘soft target’ for Russian propaganda, says security expert
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The Guardian · World

Britain becoming ‘soft target’ for Russian propaganda, says security expert

Fiona Hill tells MPs UK is ‘vulnerable’ because it does not educate people on how to deal with information warfareBritain is becoming a soft target for Russian and other state propaganda because the UK is not prepared to educate people on how to deal with information warfare, according to a former W...

Dan Sabbagh
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Mandelson and McSweeney: a partnership forged on winning and crushing the Labour left
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The Guardian · World

Mandelson and McSweeney: a partnership forged on winning and crushing the Labour left

Former chief of staff who helped bring Mandelson out of Labour shadows for Washington post to be questioned by MPs on vetting processLike many Labour stories, Peter Mandelson’s and Morgan McSweeney’s both start at Lambeth council.Mandelson was in his mid-20s. It was 1979, and he was a new councillor...

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
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